Car Polishing

Learn how to polish your car & why it is important

It is important to polish your vehicles exterior. Polishing removes imperfections such as scratches, oxidation and spotting. Polishing helps level the paints surface to give a lustrous shine.

The reason we can see scratches in the clear coat because light reflects off of the edges of the scratches making it stand out among the rest of the flat surface, when polished correctly the edges are gently flattened making the paint look whole. In many cases polishing can remove minor surface scratches and imperfections. I will go through the steps you should follow to properly polish your car.

How to Properly Polish

Steps:

1. Clay the surface using high quality detailing clay

2. Center your pad properly on the polisher using a centering tool.

3. Be sure to spur the pad removing all dirt and dust particles.

4. Polish, make sure you do not use anything that is highly abrasive. Look for something with more wax in it, especially if you are new to polishing. Apply a thin line of polish directly to the paint. Buff the product immediately at low rpms, try to keep the surface wet or cool while buffing as this will help prevent paint burn.

5. Wipe with a cotton terry cloth.

6. Car Waxing is the last step put a good coat of wax on to protect the clean finish.

When polishing make sure you read the directions on each polish, the majority of the good polishes will inform you what RPM you should be polishing at for that particular chemical. If you don’t pay attention to these details you can easily damage the clear coat or paint.

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